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The Cherry Orchard (Adamson)
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 9m
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
In a new version by Samuel Adamson
Russia, Spring 1903, and the cherry orchard is up for sale. Lyubov Ranevskaya ran away to Paris five years ago after her only son drowned. Coming back to her beloved childhood home, she's faced with a mound of debts and an impossible decision.
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Cast Size
5w, 9m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Russia, Spring 1903, and the cherry orchard is up for sale. Lyubov Ranevskaya ran away to Paris five years ago after her only son drowned. Coming back to her beloved childhood home, she's faced with a mound of debts and an impossible decision. Samuel Adamson's new version of the Chekhov classic was first produced by Oxford Stage Company on a UK tour and at London's Riverside Studios, with Geraldine James as Lyubov and Trevor Fox as Lopakhin.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Time Period 1900-1910
- Setting A nursery, a drawing-room, open fields
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.